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8th Grade Language Arts Semester Exam Review: Key Literary Terms and Essay Writing Skills

This comprehensive review guide is designed for 8th-grade students preparing for their Language Arts semester exam. It covers essential literary terms, including fiction, non-fiction, foreshadowing, irony, and more. Students will also learn the critical skills needed for essay writing, including understanding expository and persuasive prompts, crafting a strong introduction and conclusion, and using transitional phrases effectively. Included worksheets and prompts aim to enhance writing abilities and ensure students are well-prepared for their assessments.

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8th Grade Language Arts Semester Exam Review: Key Literary Terms and Essay Writing Skills

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  1. 1st Semester Exam Review 8th Grade Language Arts

  2. Literary terms • Fiction • Non-Fiction • Autobiography • Biography • Foreshadowing • Irony • Mood • Point-of-view • Suspense • Symbol • Plot • Setting • Character • Conflict • Climax • Theme • Paraphrasing • Narrative poem • Stanza **Literary Terms Worksheet—great resource! • Six Traits (know the purpose)

  3. Vocabulary words • aptitude • audacity • collaborate • diminish • hypocritical • impetuous • impudent • meticulously • perilous • vehemently

  4. Essay writing Expository key words—explain, describe, tell about Persuasive key words—convince, persuade, yes/no question • Identify expository prompts • Identify persuasive prompts • Create an expository prompt • Create a persuasive prompt • Explain the use and purpose of a hook • Explain the use and purpose of transitional words and phrases

  5. Essay writing • Write the introduction paragraph for an essay in response to the given prompt** • Come up with a fact, statistic, and quoteto back up an essay for the given prompt** • Write the conclusion paragraphfor an essay in response to the given prompt** **If a persuasive prompt TELLS you which side of the argument the essay should be on, you HAVE TO write the essay for that side of the argument, EVEN IF YOU DON’T AGREE WITH IT!

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